National Monument Service could consider closing public access to sites after vandalism in Sligo
Incidents of vandalism and damage to sites across the country has been increasing.
Source: thejournal.ie
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Incidents of vandalism and damage to sites across the country has been increasing.
The images and words scratched into the millennia-old stone tomb included spirals and the names of Norse and Greek gods.
Over the weekend UNESCO dubbed a slew of new sites as endangered.
Significant monuments that have been targeted this year include the Glendalough Deerstone and Tara’s Stone of Destiny.
An iconic stone near the 6th-century monastery in Glendalough has suffered lasting damage after an apparent act of vandalism.